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The Philippines and Japan boosted their defence ties by signing a reciprocal access agreement (RAA) on Monday, saying they were seeking stability in the region, amid rising tensions with China.
The Philippines' decision to ramp up ties with Japan and the United States is a "sovereign choice", its foreign ministry said on Thursday, urging China to "reflect upon its own actions" in the ...
Japan and the Philippines signed a key defense pact Monday allowing the deployment of Japanese forces for joint drills in the Southeast Asian nation that came under brutal Japanese occupation in ...
Regarding the vote by the Philippine Senate to extend a treaty allowing the stay of U.S. bases in the Philippines, Japan was in favor for the extension of the defense treaty. In fact, some of its officials including Ambassador Toshio Goto, Foreign Minister Taro Nakayama and Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu expressed public disagreement on a ...
Country Notes China The Philippines shares a maritime border with China in the South China Sea although the extent of the border is disputed by the two countries. [1]The Philippine claim covers an area of the South China Sea island which its government has designated as "West Philippine Sea" which includes the likewise internationally contested Spratly Islands and Scarborough Shoal.
The leaders of Japan and the Philippines on Friday agreed to start negotiations on a reciprocal troop access deal, in a bid to strengthen military cooperation between two of the United States ...
There are at least 10,000 Pakistanis residing in Japan. Philippines: July 1956 [142] See Japan-Philippines relations. Relations between Japan and the Philippines were generally very strong since the end of World War II. It span a period from before the 16th century to the present. The Philippines gained independence from the United States in 1946.
The upcoming trilateral summit between the United States, Philippines and Japan will include an agreement to maintain security and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, Philippine ...